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Brazilian strawweight accepts 2 year USADA sanction

October 27, 2019 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

USADA announced that Istela Iane Nunes Souza has accepted a two-year sanction for a violation of the UFC Anti-Doping Policy after testing positive for stanozolol metabolites.

The Brazilian fighter tested positive for multiple stanozolol metabolites as the result of an out-of-competition urine sample on July 22, 2019.  The Brazilian was scheduled to make her promotional debut with a fight against Angela Hill at UFC Mexico City this past September.  Instead, the she will have to serve a two-year suspension which will be up in July 2021.

Filed Under: Drug Testing, Flagged by USADA, UFC, USADA

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